Liana Eustacia Reyes
Biographic Data
| ID | 4380298 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Liana Eustacia Reyes |
| GIVEN NAMES | Liana Eustacia |
| FAMILY NAME | Reyes |
| SIGNATURE | REYES L E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Rice University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0557-4815 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Depoliticizing rebels
During armed conflict, incumbents predominantly use military courts to prosecute enemy combatants. However, in some cases, incumbents employ domestic civilian trials. Engaging the civilian judiciary to prosecute rebels is puzzling. Military courts offer unique benefits during armed conflict. For instance, the incumbent's military personnel conduct proceedings, potentially mitigating some of the ambiguity over processes and outcomes inherent in us…
Revisiting Opportunism in Civil Conflict
What is the relationship between natural resources and rebel governance? Previous studies have argued that resource rich groups have fewer incentives to provide social services. We argue, however, that even well-funded rebels may have incentives to provide some social services to civilians. Specifically, rebel groups profiting from the extraction of natural resources should be more likely to offer health care services as a means of ensuring a dep…
Making Peace or Preventing It? UN Peacekeeping, Terrorism, and Civil War Negotiations
Previous studies have highlighted that United Nations (UN) peacekeeping operations are effective at reducing violence during civil wars. But can these operations also change the incentives of the warring parties and lead them to pursue non-violent alternatives? This article provides the first direct test of UN peacekeeping troops’ effectiveness at inducing non-violent engagements, specifically negotiations during civil wars. Our analysis of disag…
The Convergence of Terrorism and Transnational Crime in Central Asia
This article examines the convergence among ethnic groups, narco-traffickers, insurgents, and terror organizations in Central Asia. It analyzes the lucrative business of drug trafficking and the diffusion of globalization, which have undoubtedly brought these once disparate groups together. It will explore how the increasing movement of illicit goods and people, proliferation of transportation technology, growing infrastructure, cooperative ethni…
Revisiting Opportunism in Civil Conflict
What is the relationship between natural resources and rebel governance? Previous studies have argued that resource rich groups have fewer incentives to provide social services. We argue, however, that even well-funded rebels may have incentives to provide some social services to civilians. Specifically, rebel groups profiting from the extraction of natural resources should be more likely to offer health care services as a means of ensuring a dep…
Making Peace or Preventing It? UN Peacekeeping, Terrorism, and Civil War Negotiations
Previous studies have highlighted that United Nations (UN) peacekeeping operations are effective at reducing violence during civil wars. But can these operations also change the incentives of the warring parties and lead them to pursue non-violent alternatives? This article provides the first direct test of UN peacekeeping troops’ effectiveness at inducing non-violent engagements, specifically negotiations during civil wars. Our analysis of disag…
The Convergence of Terrorism and Transnational Crime in Central Asia
This article examines the convergence among ethnic groups, narco-traffickers, insurgents, and terror organizations in Central Asia. It analyzes the lucrative business of drug trafficking and the diffusion of globalization, which have undoubtedly brought these once disparate groups together. It will explore how the increasing movement of illicit goods and people, proliferation of transportation technology, growing infrastructure, cooperative ethni…
Making Peace or Preventing It? UN Peacekeeping, Terrorism, and Civil War Negotiations
Previous studies have highlighted that United Nations (UN) peacekeeping operations are effective at reducing violence during civil wars. But can these operations also change the incentives of the warring parties and lead them to pursue non-violent alternatives? This article provides the first direct test of UN peacekeeping troops’ effectiveness at inducing non-violent engagements, specifically negotiations during civil wars. Our analysis of disag…
Revisiting Opportunism in Civil Conflict
What is the relationship between natural resources and rebel governance? Previous studies have argued that resource rich groups have fewer incentives to provide social services. We argue, however, that even well-funded rebels may have incentives to provide some social services to civilians. Specifically, rebel groups profiting from the extraction of natural resources should be more likely to offer health care services as a means of ensuring a dep…
Depoliticizing rebels
During armed conflict, incumbents predominantly use military courts to prosecute enemy combatants. However, in some cases, incumbents employ domestic civilian trials. Engaging the civilian judiciary to prosecute rebels is puzzling. Military courts offer unique benefits during armed conflict. For instance, the incumbent's military personnel conduct proceedings, potentially mitigating some of the ambiguity over processes and outcomes inherent in us…
Economics (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Political Conflict and Governance (3 works) · Political economy (3 works) · Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East (3 works) · Business (2 works) · Criminology (2 works) · Economic growth (2 works)